Max Horton

Max Kennedy Horton (29 November 1883-30 July 1951) was Commander-in-Chief Western Approaches (the region west of Ireland) under the British Royal Navy. Horton held one of the most important commands of World War II for the navy, and he protected British merchant shipping from 400 U-boats during the Battle of the Atlantic.

Biography
Horton held several senior posts during the war years. In 1942 he was tasked with protecting the Atlantic convoys that were being menaced by some 400 U-boats. Although the situation was perilous, he was able to effectively defeat the submarines by May 1943, winning arguably the most important campaign of the war.